The Lucas Family of Johnson County, Iowa

, a resident of Iowa City, the eldest daughter of Governor Lucas by his second wife; was born April 25, 1823, in Piketown, Pike county, Ohio. She came to Burlington, Iowa, with her father in May, 1840. She was married at Muscatine, October 17, 1842, to

Dr. William L. Smith of Baltimore, Maryland. He died August 31, 18M. This union is blessed with one child, a daughter, born August 15, 1843, and named Florence A., now the wife of A. L. Clark of Iowa Citv. Her mother is a direct descendant from the celebrated Sumner family of Massachusetts. She is a member of the Presbyterian Church of Iowa City, and has been a faithful and consistent member of the church since she was twenty-seven years of age.

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Probably no family bore a more important part in holding events in the early history of Iowa than that bearing the name of Lucas, and foremost among its members was Hon. Robert Lucas, first territorial governor. He is remembered by all who knew him as a man of strong character and left a record of which his descendants may well be proud. A representative of the family who has won an honorable position in life through his ability and energy is Robert Lucas, of Iowa City, who was born in the old family home there, September 13, 1853, son of Col. Edward W. and Phoebe A. (Clark) Lucas, and a grandson of Hon. Robert Lucas, above mentioned. Col. Edward Lucas was born in Pipe county, Ohio, September 13, 1825, and his wife was born in Richardson county, Ohio, August 9, 1828. Children as follows were born to Col. Lucas and wife: Edward K., deceased, who died in Nebraska, 1886; Clark S., living in Iowa City; Isabell, died at the age of 10; Wm. W., died at age of 10; Robert, living on Kirkwood avenue.

In boyhood Robert Lucas attended the public schools of his native city, and after leaving the high school matriculated in the State University of Iowa. He graduated from the latter institution with the degree of LL. B., with the class of 1876, and since that time has practiced law in Iowa and Nebraska. Other than this he has spent his entire life in Iowa City.

Some years ago Mr. Lucas took up a homestead where Gordon, Nebraska, now stands, and during the years that he lived in the vicinity took a prominent part in politics and public affairs, helping to organize the democratic party in the counties of Cherry, Sheridan and Davis. For some time he edited the Chadron Democrat, the local party organ, and was most influential in the interests of this cause, serving for a time as county chairman, at the same time carrying on the practice of law. He returned to Iowa City in 1891 and has been farming part of the old Lucas place since his return. He has become interested in various other enterprises. He is well acquainted with land values in his native county and is an excellent judge of the future value of various pieces of realty in and around Iowa City. He has witnessed remarkable progress in Johnson county since he has reached an age at which he was interested in the chain of events which have resulted in the present condition of prosperity, and has a patriotic pride in his native locality. He has the esteem and confidence of all who have had dealings with him, and has a host of friends.

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EDWARD K. LUCAS, a resident of Iowa City; was born Aug. 14, 1855, in Iowa City, son of the Hon. E. W. Lucas. He graduated from the law department of the State University of Iowa in the class of 1877, and began the practice of law in Iowa City in partnership with his brother Robert. He was secretary of the Johnson County Agricultural and Mechanical Society in 1880 and 1881. He is a democrat in politics, and always takes an active part in the interests of the party. He is spoken of as a candidate for mayor of Iowa City for 1883, on the democratic ticket.

HON. E. W. LUCi/VS, a farmer and the present representative in the Iowa Legislature from Johnson county, and a son of Governor Lucas, first territorial Governor of Iowa; was born September 13, 1825, in Pike county, Ohio. He first came to Johnson county in 1840; he was married September 29, 1852, to Miss Phoebe A. Clark, at Des Moines, Iowa, a sister of the Hon. E. Clark, of Iowa City. This union is blessed with three children, living: Robert, Edward K., and Clark S. He was a soldier in the late civil war as Lieutenant Colonel of the Fourteenth Regiment Iowa

Volunteer Infantry, commissioned October 30, ISHl, and was taken prisoner at the battle of Shiloh, Tennessee, April 6, 1862, and was paroled from Libby prison, October 13, 1862; he entered the service again after he was exchanged, and resigned in 1803 to organize a cavalry regiment, but Iowa's quote of cavalry was full. He was postmaster of Iowa City for twenty-five months; appointed under Johnson administration in April, 1867, and was removed by U. S. Grant in May, 18( A democrat in politics, and was elected a member of the legislature of Iowa from Johnson county, and served in the General Assembly of 1881-82. He was one ot the original members of the first agricultural society of Johnson county, and was its president at one time; he takes a great deal of interest in fine stock; has now fifteen head of fine horses, forty-five or fifty head of fine Short-horn cattle. He has a fine orchard of about four hundred trees and all kinds of small fruits. He is a member of the Iowa State Improved Stock Breeders Association; he is a member of the Masonic bodies of Iowa City.

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